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58. How can the heart and eyes of a person
be sealed?

The commands of Allah are clear in the Qur'an and any-
one who is aware of them should fulfil these commands. If a
person does not behave as he should in spite of being aware
of Allah's guidance in the matter, then it means that he does
not pay heed to his conscience. Therefore, his heart becomes
hardened, his reason and conscience decline and after a while
he can no longer see right from wrong. He cannot under-
stand what is described in the Book of Allah and cannot see
the truth. He cannot even perceive the end that awaits him.
Allah, in His verses, states that the hearts, ears and eyes
of those who prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter,
who use fallacious arguments to deny Allah's Signs, who
fabricate lies against Allah, who only obey their lower
selves, who become disbelievers after believing, who prefer
to stay behind at the time of battle and who do not want to
spend their wealth in the way of Allah although they are
rich, will be sealed up and there will be heaviness on them.
The Qur'an also states that these people are the people of
Hell:
Allah has sealed up their hearts and hearing and
over their eyes is a blindfold. They will have a terri-
ble punishment. (Surat al-Baqara: 7)

Those are the people whose hearts, hearing and
sight Allah has sealed up. They are the unaware.
There is no doubt that in the Hereafter they will be
the losers. (Surat an-Nahl: 108-109)

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